MESSIAH'S ADVENT - "The Prince of Peace"; "The Son of God"; "The Light to the Gentiles" (Isaiah 9:1-7; 21:11-12 and 42:6 with Matthew 4:14-17; Luke 1:79; 2:32; John 8:12 ...)

Dumah (Edom)

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21:11-12

Proclamation Against Edom

Watchman, what of the night?

Studylight.Org

https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/isaiah-21.html#11

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I. WATCHMAN

"Every minister of God is a watchman. He is continually watching for the safety and interests of his people, and looking for the counsel of God that he may be properly qualified to warn and to comfort.

Such are often called to denounce heavy judgments; they have the burden of the word of the Lord to denounce against the impenitent, the backslider, the lukewarm, and the careless...."

a)  "... Watchman, what is left of the night? ..." (Isaiah 21:11)

b) The watchman said, "The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire; Return! Come back!” (Isaiah 21:12)

II. COMMENTARY

2.1 MORNING ("Morning of God's long-suffering kindness"): → Time of Repentance  

"... 1. The morning cometh - there is a time of repentance granted; a morning of God's long-suffering kindness now appears: and also the night - the time in which God will no longer wait to be gracious, but will cut you off as cumberers of the ground. ..."

2.2 NIGHT (Spiritual darkness):  → Time of Judgment

ESCAPING JUDGEMENT

"... 2. But if you will inquire seriously how you are to escape God's judgments, inquire ye...."

"... 3. There is still a door of hope; continue to pray for mercy.

4. Return from your iniquities. 

 5. Come to God, through Christ, that ye may obtain salvation." (*)

 (*) Read more:  

https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/isaiah-21.html#11

Watchman, Tell Us of the Night

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 a. http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/w/a/t/c/watchman.htm

b. https://musescore.com/user/18985951/scores/6411480

 

1. Watchman, tell us of the night,
What its signs of promise are.
Traveler, o’er yon mountain’s height,
See that glory beaming star.
Watchman, does its beauteous ray
Aught of joy or hope foretell?
Traveler, yes—it brings the day,
Promised day of Israel.

2. Watchman, tell us of the night;
Higher yet that star ascends.
Traveler, blessedness and light,
Peace and truth its course portends.
Watchman, will its beams alone
Gild the spot that gave them birth?
Traveler, ages are its own;
See, it bursts o’er all the earth.

3. Watchman, tell us of the night,
For the morning seems to dawn.
Traveler, darkness takes its flight,
Doubt and terror are withdrawn.
Watchman, let thy wanderings cease;
Hie thee to thy quiet home.
Traveler, lo! the Prince of Peace,
Lo! the Son of God is come!

Commentary about this hymn

by  Richard Adams http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/w/a/t/c/watchman.htm

"This hymn evokes a vi­vid child­hood mem­o­ry. Two men with deep, son­or­ous voic­es sang this song at the Christmas Eve mid­night ser­vice each year for as long as I can re­mem­ber.

The church was dark, the watch­man’s so­li­ta­ry lan­tern giv­ing the on­ly light in a hushed sanc­tu­ary. He stood at the al­tar, and the tra­vel­er slow­ly made his way down the aisle, as the two sang the ques­tion-re­ply vers­es to each oth­er.

It was hard to miss the sym­bo­lism of the lone­ly tra­vel­er mak­ing his way to the One who sheds light on a dark world."

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